district court

noun

: a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district

Examples of district court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The commissioners ultimately agreed with the Assessor’s Office, though there’s a way for the Moyles to appeal to either the Idaho Board of Tax Appeals or the district court, Ireland said in an email. — Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

At a trial last month, a state district court jury in Tarrant County could not agree on whether Koby Burkhart was guilty or innocent of murder in a killing at a traffic light in southeast Fort Worth. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

The legal battle over state regulation of prediction markets is proceeding at various district courts and circuit appeals courts around the US. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

The panel suspended a district court's ruling last December that the law is unconstitutional. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for district court

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Legal Definition

district court

noun

often capitalized D&C

: a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as

a

: one of the federal trial courts sitting in a federal district

b

: a trial court within a state court system